No doubt Bardaisan, or his son Harmonius, or whatever Bardesanist wrote the poem, was familiar with the great caravan route from India to Egypt, and used this knowledge as a substructure, but the whole is allegorical.

What are now called ‘Native Americans’ used to be called Indians.

The writing is good, but I had to mark you down for failing to cite references.

Feeling it, the man's cheeks heatened like those of the accosted youngster amidst the hanging coats and paired-up galoshes.